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; r. -<y. ... ,. .. .... , -. ?js , , v i . - ' .: . - .. v '. ' -- " ; ' ' - ' . .?:# ' ' ~ # ' V ' * J?'. ? 'r (Tltp lamlurg ifmilii k Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4. >908 One Dollar a Year -Sk - .J IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS / KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Fire in the ginnery of the South Atlantic Cotton Oil Co. at Darlington - last Monday night did damage of $8, 3' 000 or $10,000. Business must be good with Uncle Sam. A number of the post masters itt this State have recently bejen given increases of salary. Roy Bradford, a young man of Fort loef CnnHov ASliif com milieu suiduc iclov uuuuu^ afternoon by shooting. He was twenty years old. No cause is assigned for the act. < J. L. Crosswell committed suicide in his room at the Commercial hotel in Florence last Thursday night by taking carbolic acid. He leaves a wife and two small children. No ^ cause has been assigned for the act. There was a $50,000 fire in Abbeville Friday morning, beginning in a pressing club which was located in v an annex'to the Glen Ethel Hotel. A number of stores were burned, as well- as the hotel, and the office of the Abbeville Medium was damaged by water. Senator D. T. McKeithan, or Darlington, was recently injured at Florence by one of the lamps on his automobile exploding while he was lighting it His eyes were badly injured, bpt he is getting along nicely, and it is now thought the sight of both eyes "will be restored. Evidently the voters of the State do not favor the county court sys\ tern. Some time ago an election was held in Aiken county on the question of establishing a county court, and it was defeated. Last week Sumter county held an election on tne question, and a large majority of the votes cast were against the proposition. S. W. Shurlock, mate on the light ship at Beaufort, committed suicide Monday night shortly-after midnight by cutting his throat with the blade of a safety razor. His body win found in his state room next morning. The deed was the result of despondency brought on by heavy drinking. V':-:'-. The dead man had a wfe, son and daughter in Charleston; and his body was buried there. ! A horse belonging to Mr. Stewart Gregg, at Clausen, Florence county, was stung to death by a swarm of bees. The horse Was passing a hive and a bee stung him. He kicked and over went the hive. Instantly the whole swarm fell upon him and covered .him; as though wrapped with a blanket. The horse suffered agonies for a while and finally died j from the poison. While playing with several other children on the streets of Orangeburg last Sunday morning, throwing rocks and batting them about with sticks, one of the batted rocks struck the two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Hazard E. Reeves in the eye, com pletely destroying the sight. The little fellow was carried to Charleston Sunday afternoon and the injured optic removed. It is thought that the sight of the other is uninjured. Wade Sellers, the* notorious blind tiger keeper of Columbia, was tried in that city this week for the murder of Constable Pawner. The killing occurred several months ago when Parmer went to search Seller's house. When the constable broke the door Sellers shot him with a ' Xrag-Jorgensen rifle. The jury could not agree, and a mistrial was ordered. Mr. M. L. Rowell, of this V*place, testified in the case as a wit.. V ness for the defence. The Pickens county, grand jury has found a true bill against Miss Oline B. Newton, the young lady school teacher charged with cruelly whipping one of her pupils. The case has already caused a sensation in the town of Pickens and the peo-| pie of the county are awaiting the final outcome with much interest, as the young lady in question, stands very high in the estimation of the best classes of people both in Pickens and throughout the county. Insurance Commissioner McMaster has given out a statement con cerning the worxings 01 tne iwo mutual fire insurance companies in Spartanburg, and he has also served them with notice to show cause on July 6th why their licenses should ' not be revoked. It seems that Stan: yaroe Wilson and A. M. Alexander, ^presidents or the companies, were 'taking all the funds in salaries and the bosses were not paid. These companies have several policy holders in this county whose fire losses have not been paid. Af a meeting of the board of trustees of the South Carolina University in Columbia last Thursday, Dr. H. N. Snyder, now president of Wofford College at Spartanburg, was elected president. Dr. Snyder has not ac^cepted yet, and he wired the trustees 'that he could not give them an answer until the trustees of Wofford held a meeting. The Methodists of the State will not let him leave Wofford if they can help it, although his friends realize that his election as president of the University is a high compliment to him. as he was not an applicant. Teacher?"Georgie, what is an important product of the goose?" Georgie?"I dunno!" Teacher?"Now, Georgie, think a moment, what is in your mother's pillows?" Georgie?"Oh, bedbugs!" FINDS BURIED TREASURE. Orangeburg Negro Makes Lucky Strike. May Jenkins, a colored man living in the Providence section of this county near Four Holes Swamp, made a lucky strike one day last week, and found buried on his farm 185 pieces of Mexican money. The money was found out in the open field, and was dug up only by chance. Jenkins was working in the field, and one of his children was out there with him. The child was playine near a stump in the field, and digging in the dirt when a piece of money was turned up. The child showed the coin to Jenkins, who thought that there possibly was more money there and began to dig about the stump. In the search which followed, 185 pieces of money were unearthed. The money was not in any vessel, but loose in the dirt. The negro carried the money to Parlers and exhibited it, and upon examination it was found to bear dates over 100 years back. The coins were of the Mexican one dollar piece variety, and so far no explanation has been offered for the presence of the money.?Orangeburg Evening News. Arrested on Serious Charge. Union, June 4.?H. T. Yates, a " * nU/,a onH Weil KllOWn Citizen Ui luio piavc auu one of the best photographers in this State, was arrested at Carlisle to-day at 1:30 o'clock, charged with being implicated in an attempt to burn his home here on Main street this morning. Mystery surrounds the origin of the two fires, the first of which occurred about 3 o'clock when a small garage containing his runabout was burned, and an hour later, when it was discovered that his house was ablaze and on investigation many evidences of seemingly incendiary origin were found by the police and are now in -their possession. Circumstances pointed so strbngly to Mr. Yates, who left Union hurriedly last night by private conveyance, after having missed the 9:22 train, that this morning a warrant was sworn out for him and he was committed to jail this morning. The affair has stirred the town completely and is very much regretted by all. Mr. Yates came here from Kentucky about six years ago and was ftn/i vAar 1 Q tar and hp atlH U1CW1 1 1CU VUC J VUi AMVV4 y MMM ~ his wife have made this their home ever since. Negro Boy Kills Uncle. Bethune, June 5.?Harry Jowers, a colored man who lived on Mr. P. Lee McNaughton's place, about five miles above here, was shot and instantly kllQd by Wilson Cousar, a 10year-old negro boy, about two o'clock Thursday morning. From what can be-learned the circumstances are as follows: The little boy, who was a nephew of Harry Jowers, and who was living with his uncle, was recently whipped by him (Jowers) for stealing. The boy, who is a half idiot, brooded over his imaginary wrongs and procuring a sin-1 gle-barrel shotgun the boy entered the room where his uncle and wife were asleep, and placing the muzzle j of the gun near the man's head he blew his brains out. Then placing another shell in the gun he shot his aunt in 1;he thigh, severely wounding her. ! This is one of the most remarkable cases of youthful depravity ever recorded in this section. Public Building Bids. Washington, June 5.?The supervising architect of the treasury has asked for bids for public building sites in South Carolina towns in compliance with the provisions of the public building bill passed at the recent session of congress. Advertisements for offers of sites are to be opened here July 10. The following are the towns in which bids are called for: Abbeville, Darlington, Gaffney, Laurens, Newberry, Orangeburg and Union. News from Barnwell. [Barnwell Sentinel.] The salary of the postmaster in Blackville has been raised from $1,300 to $1,500 per year. Allendale from $1,200 to $1*300. Mrs. Robert Aldrich was taken to the memorial hospital in Richmond last week for treatment. Mr$. AlJ ' I 1 111 knnUI, fn. uricn udtt utrcu iu in ucanu iui ovuiv time, and it was decided to put her under special treatment for awhile. She was accompanied by Judge Robert Aldrich. We are glad to note that she is improving. . Hon. J. 0. Patterson is now at home, congress having adjourned last Saturday night. This has beon a very busy session with Mr. Patterson. He has been able to accomplish much for his constituents of the second district, but says that he would have been able to do much more had it not been for the filibustering tactics adopted by the Democrats towards the end of the session. He* has things in good condition, however, and when he returns next session he will make things hum. At the regular monthly meeting of the county board of commissioners held on Tuesday, Mr. Jno. B. Harley was elected to temporarily fill the position of clerk, which has been so efficiently filled by Mr? R. C. Roberts for several years. Mr. Roberts is away on account of ill health, and Mr. Harley will fill the position until Mr. Roberts is sufficiently recovered to resume his work. On account of the faithful services rendered by him in the past, the board decided to let his salary continue during his absence. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS! i SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS! IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, June 8.?Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and her daughter, Mrs. Frances Copeland, went to Newberry last week to see Mrs. Ehrhardt's sister who is sick, also to take in the commencement exercises of Newber College. Two colored women /came very near having a fight on Saturday afternoon on our streets. Parties saw them in time to keep them from pulling wool. A man this time was the cause of the disturbance. Had a nice rain Saturday afternoon; what the old farmers call an Eastern rain. They -say it does all growing crops harm. Mr. Jno. Frank Chassereau says that one Lewis Abel on the Murdaugh plantation, joining Mr. D. C. Copeland has plenty cotton blossoms. That he started with one last week but lost it on his way to town. Little Lucille Roberts, the infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Roberts, died Saturday afternoon about six o'clock. The little darling took whooping cough several days ago and fever set in, growing continually worse until the end came. Her remains was laid at rest at Cave's church, where the Doctor has his burying ground. Quite a crowd accompanied the corpse to its last resting place. The Doctor and his family have the sympathy of the town in their bereavement. Mr. G. B. Kearse and family, of Lodge, spent Sunday with his wife's mother, Mrs. R. A. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp and Miss Sturkie, of Cameron, are spending some time with Mr. J. B. Copeland. Mr. I. D. Copeland for Intendant, H. C. Copeland, Frank H. Copeland, W. B. Moore, and W. L. Mitchum for wardens were elected to serve our town for one year at the election last week. Mrs. Roberts is spending some time with her son, Dr. J. H. Roberts. Miss Annie Moye Ritchie, of Richburg, N. C., who has been spending some time with Miss Edrie Ehrhardt, will return to her home on Wednesday. It is thought by some that she carries more home with her than she brought, at least some of the young men are very blue over her departure. Mr. G. B. Kearse caught a large cat one night last week. The cat was doing damage to Mrs. Mamie Varn's chickens, and he was requested to bring his dogs and try to eapture it. Weighed about twenty pounds, and came very near whipping all the dogs that Mr.' Kearse had. Mr. Kearse says that cats are game fighters. Miss Josephine Copeland spent a day or so at home last week. She was on her way home from Columbia to Savannah, where she will be for some time to come, v Commencing to-day the schedule of our train will be as follows: No. 7 will arrive at 12:25 and No. 10 will leave at 1 p. m. This will give but a short time between trains; not much time to answer mail or attend to business, especially if as usual they are fifteen to twenty minutes behind time. Wen Ramsey, son of J. B. Ramsey, our agent here, was bitten on the left hand by a snake this morning. JEE. A Religious Letter. Editor The Bamberg Herald:?I would like to say to the readers of your paper that I am a young man, just started in the ministry, and +Vi o T7M iatr> "Rnntlst licl v c av.vupi^u vuv juu?w?v , church, and want the readers of this paper to feel cordially invited to at-1 tend, and also I am preaching at Midway for the folks there. My appointments are: at Edisto first Sunday, 11 a. m. and 5 p. m., third Sunday, 11 a. and Saturday before; at Midway second Sunday 11 a. m. and 5 p. m. I hope to see these churches grow and prosper for the Lord and His glory and hope the people who are trying to hold up the glory of God in this earthly sanctuary here below will give me their aid and assistance. Since I started my work at Edisto in February the Sunday-school is in a prosperous and growing condition, anfl we have four candidates awaitng baptism, and I hope and trust that I might get a whole' field of work in Bamberg county, so I could move to the C. F. S. and finish up the course that i started in urangeburg, where I can take my wife and children with me. Mr. Editor, if this escapes the waste basket I will come again. With best wishes to your paper, I will close. REV. C. L. HARRISON. Islandton, S. C., June 5, 1908. Class Distinction in Graveyard. The agent for a cemetery company was expatiating on the good points of a certain lot, says the New York Sun. Presently ' the prospective purchaser interrupted with the enumeration of several prominent families owning property there. "Is this lot near theirs?" she asked. The agent admitted that it was quite a distance off. "Then," said the woman, "I don't want it. I'd rather pay more and get in a good neg^orhood." The agent collapsed. "Has it come to the point," he asked, "where people consider their next-door neighbors even in a graveyard." ' NEWS FROM OLAR. Two Sad Deaths?Personal Mention. School Commencement. Olar, June 8.?Mr. J. H. Smoak died at his home about two miles irom town last Friday morning. He had been in bad health for some time, and the summons was not unexpected. His remains were taken to the Harter grave yard over River's bridge in Barnwell county for interment Saturday morning. * He leaves a wife and several children. Mr. Frank Starr is at home from Furman University for the summer. Olar's base ball team got the first game of the season from Luray Thursday afternoon by a score of 15 to 1. Rentz struck out 19 of the visitors. Bessinger at second base and McMillan with the stick were also features of the game for the home team. Miss JLucile Kizer is at nome irom Columbia College. Mr. Chas. Thain, of Bullock county, Ga.,is visiting his brother, Mr. E. A. Thain. Mr. Floyd C. Chitty, of the South Carolina College, is at home for his vacation. Mr. J. B. Morris, Supervisor of Barnwell county,, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. Rountree, of Savannah, is Vsiting her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Brabham, Jr. Mrs. Harrison, of Jacksonville, Fla., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. R. Pearlstine. Mr. Dave Copeland, of Ehrhardt, was here Saturday to meet his daughter, who has been teaching 'in the Fairfax school. Mr. Able", of Leesville, brother of Mrs. W. M. Oxner, is here attending the commencement. The Olar Drug Co., which is a consolidation of our medical force, under the management of C. B. Ray, Phg., has been a long needed industry here, and ought to be a success. Mrs. Matthews, of Williston, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Paul Cooke. Miss Annie Moye, of Fairfax, is here attending the commencement. Mr. Archie Hooton, of Denmark, visited relatives here last week. Miss Bessie McMillan, of Colston, is visiting at the home of Mr. F. M. Ray. Miss Dora Scheider, of Daisy, Ga., is visiting relatives here. Quite a crowd of out of town folks were here, Sunday to hear the commencement sermons. Mrs. J. G. Barker, Sr., died very suddenly at her home here Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Her death was a shock to the community, as she was apparently in very gooa health. She was sitting in her room talking to her litle grand daughter , when the end came. A good christian woman has gone to her reward. She was a consistent member and worker in the Baptist Church. Her remains were laid to rest ^Monday afternoon in the Starr cemetery about one mile from town. A large number of reljatives? and friends were present to pay their last tribute. Rev. R. A. Yongue conducted the funeral services. She leaves to mourn her departue, besides a host of relatives and friends, a husband, three sons, Messrs. G. 0., W. W., and J. G. Barker, Jr., and one daughter, Mrs. W. R. Bennett, to which much sympathy is extended in their time of bereavement. The commencement sermons preached here in the school building Sunday morning and evening by Revs. J. W. Daniel and R. A. Yongue respectively were very forceful and upliftng in their purpose. The exercises of the occasion will be continued this (Monday) evening by the primary and grammar grades, and to-morrow evening by the high school department, of which an account will be given next week. B. G. J.. The Knocking of the Beat. There is a whole heap of truth in the following article on the newspaper man and the chronic kicker. Every newspaper man has characters of the kind to contend with and they are the bane of his life. The article which is from the Chapel Hill News, says: "Did you ever think of it? Suppose every business man in the town took as much interest in the upbuildng of the town as the newspaper man. He works for railroads, churches, schools, good streets, enforcement of the law, and a hundred other things for the general good. He urges, scolds, badgers and cavorts around generally1 until he gets what he sets out for. Imagine his feeling, then, when some lame string halt kind ol a fellow reproaches him because he doesn't boom things enough and nine times out of ten that same fellow has never spent one cent towards the support of the paper and the paper he reads with marked regularity is either borrowed from the next door neighbor or picked from a counter in the store at which he trades. - t Acquitted Man Lynched. Shreveport, La., June 6.?After being found not guilty by a jury upon the charge of murdering Mrs. Lettie Bond and baby, Bird Cooper, a negro, was lynched at Homer, East of here by a crowd, his body beng riddled with bullets. - ^ Ben Ra^kman, white, and co-defendant with the negro, was not molested. The crime for which the negro and white man were jointly tried occurred more than a year ago. Boy Killed in Ball Game LaFayette, Ga., June 5.?Willie Watson, aged 10, was instantly killed in a ball game here today. While engaged in a game with a number of his friends, a bat slipped from the hands of one of the boys who was attempting to hit the ball and struck ^young Watson, over the heart, causing instant death. ! YOUNG HORSE THREW HIM j PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS EXCITING EXPERIENCE. ( His Horse Fell With Him Over a Ten ' Foot Embankment Into a Creek. Neither Hurt. ! Washington, June 4.?President J Roosevelt late yesterday afternoon | had an exceedingly narrow escape | from a serious accident while horse> back riding in Rock Creek park. Mrs. Roosevelt was with the president and the rumors of the affair which gained currency last night were denied at the white house at the time, as neither the president nor Mrs. Roosevelt spoke of the affair upon their return. The. rumors came from! the occupants or several carriages who saw the accident. The nrpsirtpnt was ridine a new horse, a young animal. The party rode down through a cut in a bank, forded a creek and were ascending the bank on the other side. The president's horse reared, the president leaned forward in the saddle and threw the reins down in loops so as to avoid pulling the hQrse backwards. Again on reaching the top of the bank the horse reared a second time and the president leaned forward again, but the animal stood straight up on its hind legs and'then went over backward into the creek with the president. Feeling that he was going backward the president slipped from the saddle and, as luck would have it, fell into the creek clbse beside the horse, which landed on its back. The horse fell on <he down stream side of the president, who, realizing that he would be in danger from the animal's feet should the horse turn tn-ocnrH him. eot out Of the wa^ as rapidly as possible. The horse, however, turned over from the president and got up. He was captured at once, the president remounted and rode for an hour and a half before returning to the white house. The fall from the horse's back to the stream bed was a distance of ten feet. The stream was about two feet deep with an exceedingly rocky bed. Nether the president nor the horse received the slightest Injury. President Roosevelt's two regular ridifcg horses were out of commission yesterday, both being indisposed. The president's orderly wished to try out the new horsd, but the president took it upon himself to do this. He regards the horse he rode as a good.one, but being young, he has a tendency to rear up on slight provocation The president was dressed in khaki and the fact that he got thoroughly wet did not become apparent to those who saw him after the acci-r dent. Several carriages which had crossed the ford just ahead of the president stopped and the occupants were alarmed at whafwas happening; The experience with its many serious possibilities has not dulled the president's pleasure in riding and he takes considerable gratification in the test of his horsemanship, as both times the animal reared he instinctively threw himself forward so that his head was directly beside that of the roaring animal, and the reins being thrown loose had no tension whatever to pull the horse backward. Only the Truth. Two tramps approached a railroad telegraph office not far from New York the other day and looked hungrily through the window, but there was not even a dinner pail in sight ; to induce them to ask for food. One of them finally tapped on the window, and the operator left his key long enough to inquire: "Well, what can I do for you?" "Just report two empties going East," replied the tramp with a grin, and started down the track towards June Lippincott's. The Merry Widow. A man whose wife was extremely jealous planned a pleasant surprise for her in the form of a trip to New York to see "The Merry Widow," and wrote a friend in the city to let him know the earliest date for which he could secure seats. The I next day when he was away from home the following telegram was delivered there, addressed to mm, ; but opened by his wife: "Nothing doing with the widow until the tenth. Will that suit you?" Explanations were demanded.? June Lipincott's. ( ' Died from Cutting a Com. i Mr. James Black, a prominent citizen and successful farmer of the i Fort Lawn section of Chester county, died at his home last Friday night, says the Lancaster News. He was a victim of blood poison, caused, it is said by cutting a corn on his foot with a knife which had been used in an operation on a siclf cow, though it was thought at the time that the knife had been properly cleansed. Mr. Black was about 65 years of age. County Attorney Fired. Asheville, N. C., June 3.?As a result, it is alleged, of his activity during the recent campaign preceeding the Democratic primaries, ex State Senator Charles A. WeDD, wno for the past eight years has held the position of attorney for Buncombe county, was yesterday requested by the board of county commissioners, the chairman of which, Mark L. Reed, was defeated for re-election, to tender his resignation, which he ' promptly did. The reason given i for the dismissal was that Mr. Webb was not in harmony with the board. Mr. Gallatin Roberts of Aheville has been chosen as his successor. i t GOLDEN WEDDING. i A Beautiful Tribute to Dr. and Mrs. N. F. Kirkland, Sr. "If you have a friend worth loving, . Love him. Yes, and let him know That you love him, ere life's evening Tinge his brow with sunset glow. Why should good vords ne'er be said Of a friend 'till he is dead?" Prompted by the sentiment embodied in the beautiful lines of "A ^ Sermon in Rhyme," from which the above verse is taken, I crave space / "^ of our obliging editor to chronicle a few facts, and at the same time pay tribute in my feeble way to the M worth of the venerable and lovable friends of my youth, Dr. and Mrs. N~ F. Kirkland, Sr., of Buford's-fridge, , >' the celebration of whose golden wedding it was my pleasure and privilege ' - 4 ? ? i>._ an*v to atena at tneir noxne uu majr niu. , There were present of their six y -f-.living children five, and of their ,'j* eighteen grand-children, sixteen. Three Methodist preachers Revs. ss| R. A. Yongue, of Barnwell, H. B. Browne, of Allendale, and W. C. Kirkland, of Dillon, graced the ;occasion, and did ample justice (as k 'M did the rest of us) to the bountiftrl and beautifully prepared dinner spread on tables in the grove in &I front of the house. That dinner carried th# writer back in fancy to the days of her girlhood, when visiting in the com- y munity?the old home of her mother?she partook bf the abundant t ^ and toothsome dinners provided on ^ "big meetin" occasions at Mizpah church by the good folk or tne neighborhood. Alas! many of them /yv; have reached a -fairer region, but M those who survive and were present she was glad to greet, and claep hands across a chasm of almost thirty years. Dr. Kirkland, who is now seventyseven years of age, was married May 27th, 1858, to Mis Jennie Lawton by Rev. L. M. Hamer, of the ' Suoth Carolina Conference. The #|| bride is the daughter of the late Joseph Maner Lawton, a man of great wealth and prominence in his . day in upper Beaufort, now Hampton county. ^ " His descendants are to-day among the best known and most influential people of lower South Carolina. Amiable, sincere, kind, and charitable, deeply religious and conscientious, Mrs. Kirkland has proven indeed a helpmeet to her noble husband, who in matters religious, political, professional, social, and domestic has so faithfully and earnestly discharged his whole duty. ? It <is vouchsafed to few couples to , ^ dwell in the bonds of matrimony for so long, a period. Fewer still live as faithfully, and perform and keep 4 the vows and covenants made to ->r|8 each other,, as have this Isaac and. Rebekah of whom I write; who now f" and well spen* lives, rich in the love in the calm evening of their useful and confidence and reverence of V children, relatives and friends; and strengthened in the knowledge of "a conscience void of offense. toward God and man;" are spending . a happy peaceful old age, awaiting V the summons: "It is enough, come up higher!" NETTIE OGILVIE SPEAKS, , Bamberg, S. C., June 8th, 1908. Union Meeting. The Union meeting of the second division of the Barnwell Baptist Association met with the Colston,'' Branch Baptist church on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in May, 1908. After preaching by Rev. W. R. Smith, the union was called to order by the Moderator, Bro. J. C. McMillan. The roll of churches was called and names <5f delegates onrolled. /r . Committee on time and place was-, appointed: H. J. Sandifer, J. Be Hunter, and A. D. Williams. Committee on services, pastor and ^ officers of this church/ It was moved and unanimously carried that we adjourn one hour an<L a half for dinner. * After partaking of a delicious. dinner furnished , by the Colston ~Branch sisters, we again repaired to the church. After a song by the choir and prayer by Bro. G. HSmoak, the union was again called . 3 to order by the moderator. The first topic, was taken up; ^ "Stewardship: its practical signifl- ; cance." Opened by Bro. G. H, , Smoak in a short address, in which, .. ~|||s he made his excuse for not discuss- ' \..? ing the topic. The topic was opened by Rev. D. " -p * 1 ?> ? ama t% n?iovs ij> IIUIUU 111 tt *ci j auiu www?i| (.r. followed by Rev. W. R. Smiib in a very able manner. Moved and unani-'mously carried that we passover thia topic and ?ake up topic No. 2, . ^5 "Preparation for and conduct of a : y revival." Opened by Rev. S. P. Chisolm in a very able manner and followed by Rev. W. R. Smith. This topic was passed over, and after a song by the choir the com- ?mittee on time and place made its report, which was adopted. PlaceV Spring Branch Saturday before the ? next fifth Sunday. Moved that we ;f postpone the third topic until to- .* .7 morrow at ten o'clock. Committee v: on services to-morrow made ith report, that Rev. W. R. Smith preach in case Rev. M. M. Benson was not present. Sunday morning, after singing by the choir and opening of the Sundayschool by the superintendent, Bro. - Q J. A. Gillam, topic No. 3, left over 3 from yesterday,, was taken up and V% opened up by Rev. D. L. Roton: ' "Teachers' training for the Bible school." After the missionary sermon hy '/>; Rev. W. R. Smith a collection for State missions was taken up, which amounted to $4.00. j. c. McMillan, \ , THOS. CLAYTON, Moderator; | Clerk. . ... \ #